Inspired by the Western movies he adored throughout his youth, Chuck had a specific vision for his career when he did enter the acting world.
“When I got into the film business, my aim was to adopt a positive persona, of a guy who fights against injustice,” he told Empire in 2007, before quipping, “And it saved me, because my acting was atrocious to say the least!”
After all, one of his favorite parts of playing the titular Cordell Walked was “bringing bad guys to justice.”
And while Chuck was outspoken about his conservative political beliefs throughout his life, unlike his acting peer turned governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, he never envisioned himself transitioning into politics.
“I think I can achieve more outside the political arena,” he told Empire. “People have approached me and I’ve said, ‘Let me think about this—I’m debating my opponent on TV and they start attacking my character, I leap over the desk and shake them unconscious. Is that gonna help my campaign?’”
Laughing, he added, “They go, ‘I don’t think so…’”
